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Afghanistan

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CARE first established its mission in Afghanistan in 1961, but suspended activities after the Russian invasion of 1979. Resuming activities in 1989 from a new base in Peshawar, Pakistan, CARE delivered assistance to Afghanistan from across the border until 2002 when it shifted its main office back to Kabul.

Each program strives to strengthen self-reliance while promoting basic human rights, good governance, and social, economic and gender equality. In addition to its community-based work, CARE Afghanistan advocates with and on behalf of vulnerable and marginalized Afghans for national and international policies that support and protect their interests and maximize their chances to break out of the cycle of poverty.

FLOOD EMERGENCY UPDATE

Heavy rainfall on April 23-25, 2014 resulted in flash floods across 10 provinces of northern Afghanistan. CARE Afghanistan responded in three of those provinces (Balkh, Samangan and Jawzjan) where it has a presence, history or focus, by participating in joint assessments as well as providing non-food items, hygiene kits and tents in multi-agency distributions. Jawzjan province has been the most severely impacted with over 27,000 people affected. CARE is continuing to assess and respond to the situation.

In 2008, CARE launched an ambitious Market Engagement Strategy that aims to empower 10 million women and girls to transition from poverty to prosperity by 2015 by improving their ability to access and benefit from markets and employment. This report represents a first assessment of how we are doing.